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Date:      Mon, 2 Oct 2000 15:59:37 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        nate@yogotech.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ftpd bug in FreeBSD through at least 3.4
Message-ID:  <200010022159.PAA19384@nomad.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <200010022148.OAA11591@usr05.primenet.com>
References:  <200010022000.OAA18288@nomad.yogotech.com> <200010022148.OAA11591@usr05.primenet.com>

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Terry Lambert writes:
> > [ Moved to -chat ]
> > Really?  Explain to me how Win95/NT 'supports' it's easier with day-day
> > bugfixes in a manner that's better than FreeBSD?

[ snip ]
> don't get me started on DVD playback support.

Hey, take that one up with the court system. :)

> > However, back to the issue at hand.  Microsoft doesn't support old OS's
> > like Win95 and NT3.5/4.0.  Heck, support for Win98 just ended with the
> > release of WinME.
> 
> If you buy a new machine with an old OS, it's supported by
> Microsoft for 90 days from date of purchse, so long as the
> vendor has a contract with Microsoft.

Hence the reason that M$ forces vendors to switch OS's the *day* the new
OS is released.


Nate


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